NAC/5072 Appointment of Main Contractor for Design & Build of Ardrossan Community Campus

North Ayrshire Council requires a Tier 1 contractor to develop the design proposals from the end of RIBA Stage 3 and to build the new Ardrossan Community Campus. The appointed contractor will be expected to take the design provided from the Lead Designer/Architect and their teams and develop it to deliver the new campus. The contractor will also need to undertake the demolition of the existing Ardrossan Academy and Winton Primary Schools. The campus is to be a highly energy efficient building designed to meet Passivhaus certification standards and will be required to meet challenging in-use energy requirements. The design team already appointed by the Council will be novated to the appointed Tier 1 contractor to maintain the integrity of the design. This is a large and complex building with a range of uses and the Tier 1 contractor will need to be able to demonstrate that they have successfully built 2 educational and/or community or health care facilities etc. (over 40 million GBP in value) within the last 5 years. Contract duration is approx.167 weeks with a start date of 15/04/22. The design and build of the Ardrossan Community Campus is expected to be complete at the latest by December 2024 with full occupation from January 2025. This tender is using the Restricted Process. This is a two-stage procedure. The first stage is a selection process where bidders capability, capacity and experience to perform the contract is assessed via the SPD. A shortlist of bidders will be identified from these responses. The Invitation to Tender will be issued at the second stage. Only bidders who are shortlisted in stage one will be invited to submit a tender. These bids will be assessed to determine the most economically advantageous tender.